XIMS: NNTP Service Converts Two-Digit Years Incorrectly |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Commercial Internet System version 2.0
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Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0
SYMPTOMS
The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service may not properly convert two-digit years to four digits. For example, if you specify the year 2000 using "00", the service may convert the two-digit year to 1900 instead of 2000.
When a messaging client attempts to post a message to an NNTP server using a two-digit year, the fact that the two-digit year is converted incorrectly may cause an error message similar to the following to be displayed:
441 (647) Article Rejected -- The Date in the date header is too old.
Microsoft is currently not aware of any messaging clients that post messages using two-digit years.
RESOLUTION
A supported software update that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this
specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 service pack
that contains this software update.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the software update. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following
address on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this software update should have the following file attributes or later:
Component: Mail Server
| File name |
Version |
|---|
| Nntpsvc.dll |
5.5.1877.29 |
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
After you apply the fix, two-digit years are converted to four digits according to the following table:
| Two-digit year |
Four-digit year |
|---|
| 00-49 |
2000-2049 |
| 50-99 |
1950-1999 |
For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000
(Y2K) issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/
Additional query words:
Y2K
Keywords : kb2000 prodmcis2 prodINS
Version : winnt:2.0,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
